Laurence Aberhart

Towards the end of last year

Laurence Aberhart

visited Taranaki

and I had the pleasure

of introducing him

to some of my favourite places.

It was a pleasure,

not just because Laurence is a colleague

but also because he is a friend.

Both of us took photographs

and this one

of mine has now found its way on to the

cover of Art NZ. I’m glad because

for some reason it makes me want to smile.

The river is the Waitara

about 20 minutes drive north of New Plymouth.

Famous New Zealand

art dealer Peter McLeavey

went to school in Waitara.

New Zealand photographer Laurence Aberhart

is currently working in Taranaki and I am having

the pleasure of escorting him to some of my favourite

sites in the region.

Here he is on the banks of the Waiwakaiho, one of many rivers which

runs off the mountain and down to the sea.

The camera, a Korona, is over 100 years of age.

Below is a photo that I took from the same position.

While not a keeper, it does amuse me.

What the image was that Laurence was seeking I have not

yet seen.